Brigham Young University. English Department
Dates
- Existence: 1920-
Administrative History
The English Department (est. 1920) is an academic unit at Brigham Young University.
The Department of English includes classes of rhetoric and composition, advanced composition, short story writing, news writing, advanced narration, teacher's course in grammar, Anglo-Saxon, philology, Chaucer, Shakespeare's tragedies, Shakespeare's comedies, Milton, love and the light, the history and development of the English novel, the Romantic poets, modern continental European drama, modern British drama, the English modern novel, the American modern novel, Tennyson's minor poems, Tennyson's major poems, and Browning.
The Department of English was a part of the Church Teachers College until the college was split in 1920. The department was placed under the direction of the School of Arts and Sciences. The department was transferred in 1921 when the School of Arts and Sciences to the renamed the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1954 the department was transferred to the newly established College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and later in 1965 to the College of Humanities. Department chairs included Alfred Osmond (1920-1923), Parley A. Christensen (1923-1954), Leonard W. Rice (1955-1958), Ralph A. Britsch (1958-1960), Bruce B. Clark (1960-1966), Dale H. West (1966-1973), Marshall R. Craig (1973-1975), Richard H. Cracroft (1975-1981), John B. Harris (1981-1986), William A. Wilson (1986-1992), Neal E. Lambert (1992-1996), C. Jay Fox (1996-1999), John S. Tanner (1999-2004), Edward A. Geary (2004-2006), Gregory D. Clark (2006-2007), and Edward S. Cutler (2007-).
Citation:
Organizational History Project, Januarty 14, 2013 (Dept. of English; est. 1965; rhetoric and composition, advanced composition, short story writing, news writing, advanced narration, teacher's course in grammar, Anglo-Saxon, philology, Chaucer, Shakespeare's tragedies, Shakespeare's comedies, Milton, love and the light, the history and development of the English novel, the Romantic poets, modern continental European drama, modern British drama, the English modern novel, the American modern novel, Tennyson's minor poems, Tennyson's major poems, and Browning; Church Teachers College, 1920; School of Arts and Sciences, 1921; College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1954; Department chairs.Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
English Department grading abstracts, 1967-1969
Contains grading abstracts, 1967-1969 (charts).
English Department memorandums, 1965-1970
Contains memos from the English Department from between 1965 and 1970.
English Department printed materials, 1951-1968
Contains brochures, programs, forms, form letters, announcements, manuals and workbooks.
English Department received memorandums, 1965-1970
Contains memos received by the English Department between 1965 and 1970.
English Department records
Includes correspondence, minutes, financial reports, grades, and curriculum for the English Department spanning 1951-1972.
English Department records on English Composition
This collection contains English Composition's history from 1975-1983. The collection includes scrapbooks, papers, publications, poetry, etc.
English Department records on non-credit classes, 1969
Contains records on non-credit classes taught by the department, Fall 1969.
English Department sent memorandums, 1965-1970
Contains memos sent by the English Department between 1965 and 1970.
English Department test booklets
Test booklets on various topics from the English Department.
Graduate Studies records on English Department, 1999-2003
Materials are related to the gradute program of the English Department from 1999 to 2003. Materials include reports, department reviews, and proposals.
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